Jeff Shell Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Jeff Shell has sued a self-deputized crisis communications adviser for extortion and defamation, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the Paramount Skydance president of reneging on a deal involving a TV show. Shell, in a cross complaint filed on Monday in California state court, alleges the adviser, R.J.